
Sci-Fi Ballistic/Kinetic Energy Weaponry, Armour, etc. discussions ...
Dec 20, 2021 · I hope everyone here doesn't mind the sudden big question about this topic. It's just that Aliens, Halo and The Expanse brought up an interesting question concerning the.....
Unusual Sci-fi Weapon Concepts - SpaceBattles
Apr 6, 2014 · I had a few ideas of a mostly soft sci-fi variety: Dislocators: They use precisely localised, contrasting gravitational fields to rip pieces out of a target. Decrease in effectiveness …
Help with realistic energy weapons - SpaceBattles
Apr 17, 2021 · In sci-fi, there's always the stereotypical laser beam, or the energy beam (slower than light) which can be pure energy, plasma, heat, or even electricity. Often times these …
Nature of sci-fi "laser" weapons - SpaceBattles
Feb 25, 2018 · From Star Wars lasers and turbolasers to old-Galactica's own versions, sci-fi laser weapons have been portrayed as slow-moving glowing projectiles. Star Trek is just as guilty, …
Justifying Melee Combat in a Science Fiction Setting
Jun 15, 2018 · Lethal violence is tolerated by the state as long as weapons are kept to melee and primitive throwing or bow weapons, and infrastructure and trade is left intact. Ranged weapons …
Firearms Vs Laser/Plasma weapons - SpaceBattles
Oct 8, 2021 · It heavily depends on which sci fi settings as there is... huge variants of weapons that they use and it has its own advantages and disadvantages. You will want to narrow it …
The effectiveness of "realistic" lasers vs "magical" energy weapons
Dec 6, 2012 · Most "lasers" you see in visual Sci-Fi entertainment are actually Particle Weapons, not lasers. As the most powerful laser weapons of the future would be invisible to the naked …
Sci-Fi Ballistic/Kinetic Energy Weaponry, Armour, etc. discussions ...
Dec 27, 2021 · On another thread-related topic, my biggest problem with sci-fi torso armour from most titles is they tend to be shown as either too bulky, resemble shiny ballistic plate carriers …
Ground combat units and weapons in your sci-fi universe?
May 13, 2004 · The guns use a smokeless varient of gunpowder. I have not written up a list for Alliance weapons, but since both sides are fighting a civil war the weapons will be similar and …
Popular Sci-fi Polities vs "Obscure" Sci-fi Polities - SpaceBattles
Feb 27, 2025 · So this is unlikely to be very balanced but I thought the topic would be interesting anyway. Here's a very scuffed map I've made: Team Popular: Galactic Republic (Star Wars …